Henry Cisneros

Henry Gabriel Cisneros (11 June 1947-) was the US Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (D) from 22 January 1993 to 19 January 1997, succeeding Jack Kemp and preceding Andrew Cuomo.

Biography
Henry Gabriel Cisneros was born in San Antonio, Texas in 1947, and he went to Catholic school, Texas A&M University, Harvard, MIT, and George Washington University. At the age of 27, he became a city councilman in his home town, and he served as Mayor of San Antonio from 1 May 1981 to 1 June 1989, interrupting Lila Cockrell's two terms in office. He worked to rebuild the city's economic base, recruited convention business, attracted high-tech industries, increased the level of tourism, and worked to bring more jobs to San Antonio. In 1993, President Bill Clinton made Cisneros his Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, and he revitalized public housing developments and increased the nation's rates of home ownership. He later became the subject of controversy when he made payments to his former mistress, and he chose to lead the DHUD in 1997 rather than remain as SHUD under Clinton's second administration.